HB 852 Louisiana House · 2026 Regular Session

TAX/INCOME TAX: Requires the income tax checkoffs for donations to the Louisiana Coalition Against Domestic Violence and to Holden's Hope be inscribed on the individual income tax form (EN SEE FISC NOTE SG EX See Note)

HB 852 requires Louisiana's individual income tax form to permanently include a checkoff option for taxpayers to donate to the Louisiana Coalition Against Domestic Violence. This change directly affects Louisiana taxpayers who file individual income tax returns, ensuring this donation option remains visible on their forms year after year. The bill amends tax code to prevent removal of this specific checkoff, overriding a standard rule that would eliminate donation options with low annual contributions ($10,000 over two years). This is a concrete policy change to sustain funding for domestic violence prevention services through the tax system.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Apr 2026
House Passage
May 2026
Senate Passage
May 2026
Signed into Law
May 2026
Introduced Feb 27, 2026 Signed May 27, 2026
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What changed between versions

HB852 Original HB852 Act · 3 edits
MINOR
This bill expands the income tax checkoff program by adding 'Holden's Hope' as a second eligible charity alongside the Louisiana Coalition Against Domestic Violence. It also updates the funding thresholds, requiring a higher donation amount ($5,000 instead of $10,000) to maintain a charity's spot on the tax form, and sets a specific reinstatement date for the domestic violence coalition.
Scope change
The bill's scope expanded from a single charity to include two eligible organizations for tax refund donations.
SCOPE

Added 'Holden's Hope' as a new eligible donee for the income tax checkoff donation program.

REQUIREMENT

Increased the minimum annual donation threshold required to keep a charity on the tax form from $10,000 to $5,000 per year for two consecutive years.

TIMELINE

Established a specific reinstatement date of January 1, 2026, for the Louisiana Coalition Against Domestic Violence designation.

Floor votes · Senate May 5, 2026 · House Mar 23, 2026

How they voted

350
Passed · 5 other
Total votes 40
May 5, 2026
D Democratic12
11 Yea 1
91% Yea
R Republican28
24 Yea 4
85% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
22
Key actions
5
Committee
5
May 11, 2026
Lower · Passed
Read by title, roll called, yeas 91, nays 7, Senate amendments concurred in.
lower
May 5, 2026
Upper · Passed
Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title, passed by a vote of 34 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
upper
Apr 21, 2026
Committee
Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
upper
Apr 20, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably.
upper
Mar 23, 2026
Lower · Passed
Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 81, nays 15. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
lower
Mar 16, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported with amendments (15-0).
lower
Mar 9, 2026
Committee
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.
lower
Feb 27, 2026
Committee
Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.
lower
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors

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